Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10


IN as the bird rose high up and poured
b glad melody before flying away TO
distant mountain home, the venerable
anger bought another OF the feathered
titles and liberated it, and then another
another until all were freed. Upon
AZ asked why he released the birds
stranger replied because he was once
self captive.
CAPTIVE TO DRINK.
And so would say to you: Il was
2 captive myself but thanks be to
| have been delivered from that
iage. A glad song OF liberty has been
upon my lips and | would TO day, if
d, release the strong and lusty man
of our generation from the cursed
Iage of rum which is carrying them
to dissipation and to heil.'
speaker, In abiding to his youth,
that be had the advantages OF cody
nts and early religious associations.
long as he remained at home
character kept strengthen
His first excursions adown the
primrose paths of pleasure were
after he went of to college. He put
his Bible into the bottom OF his
then, and soon attended divine SER
only when compelled to by the rules
INSTITUTION.
YIELDED TO TEMPTATION.
n graduating he studied law. He
mbitiOus and desired to become a
Tho would be honored. Surrounded
dy companions he yielded to temp
and entered forbidden ways. He
d himself with the belief that he
put check upon himself at any
Thus he went on and on.
le knows that the man mas
born who can let his passions run
)ugh his system, and then, awaken
his danger, master and control
it'll the mere strength OF his own
ons. In the course of a few years
married, and his wife soon dis
that he had low and depraved
So and passions. She prayed with
...zsyaput them aside, but without avail.
7ltbHn father passed him on the streets
Win oOwed b. al and breaking heart.
HIS FATHERS DEATH.
After time the father died and the
cn febeled against heaven for putting
8e Alaiction upon him and went deeper
nto excesses. One day his mother went
ohss otfice and got him to promise to go
ONE and not drink that night. The
pcHker said that he has ever since been
had thai he kept that promise, for late in
~ Kfxlt policeman came TO his door
nd told him that his mother had died
u6d4Hiy. At times thereafter he sum-
zol8ei up all his manhood and stroVe to
6a66ert his integrity and character. He
IN 3.succeed for awhile but temptation
1{1fIably overcaIne him.
IN PHYSICIANS HANDS.
Af last he gave himself into The hands
4nr1kslanta physician to see if he could
- <Rd of his passion for strong drink.
30 Stefan thought that he had sue
IN eradicating the appetite, but
W41 6nly for short time. Then the
|<fjm Ind his wife went 10 New York,
n 8o1All was treated by an eminent
nfo1t1R q there with partial success. A
on{u physician was next sought, and
} o4I1Gxed that he had made permanent
Ifo, bud scarcely had the patient crossed
rof 70 Paris before the appetite returned,
a 1ho temptation to drink was yielded
n wHIRL IN PARIS.
X[6et physician of Frances capital
- N0nbulted and gave the case special
;1cnEf0n. At length the doctor stated
~ &e did not believe that there was
jI<11ng known which could ever eradi-
~ 3he appetite. Returning home to
jnm<A be went back into his old ways.
On DAY he discovered that even his
I'D comprehended that he was not
= f4tner that God bad intended him
HM vie in despair went to Judge
~ I'D, an old friend OF the debauched
'0y1E Ind got him to write notice for
(dlx< IN the wite's name, the saloon
,e;1198 10 sell the husband any more
|./<<<r lie OaOaltV Of prOapQntiOn Tho
)n{ere instead of respecting the wife's
15HE and sensitive nature. posted the
1Ilees up IN their barrooms and made
ne subjects OF scOtfing and jeeripg,
10 not heed them.
e1GADowED BY A DETECTIVE.
IS Sc tective was then employed to fol-
NY re husband about from place TO
lace I'D TO forbid the rum dealers selling
~ lOr. The preacher admitted that
not responsible in those days, aud
rted TO every kind oil strategy to
his thirst.
ra sunday morning he awoke sober
cluded 10 take his children and
~ 3 N Jones at Gainesville. IL dld
pt w Sam Jones them" the speaker
.U I'd, 81 thought he was a crank or
l Although l had been a newspa-
/ in Atlanta for years | had not
aim or even seen him. At that
vas very tsstidious about whom |
reach. Did you notice how emf
iTthodoX sinner is about whom
; eXpound the gospel
SOME IDEAL MINISTER'S.
cal is a sanctimonlous divine with
4 voice, clothed in a SUIT OF cleri-
as black as coffin varnish. aud
cravat OF snowy purity daintily
1.u The fact is | wasn't hunting up
IS much anyhow about that time.
my line"
yer, he went to Cartersvjlle, listen
ones and was deeply Impressed.
tt ht when he got back to Atlanta
3 seemed TO be on fire and he got
Ir an hilariOusly drunk. the next
lt continued the debauch, aud on
'uefont morning started out again for
t"u.h. whisky did not seem to reach
SIS cyc ed brain and he went home at 10
'oioca. From noon until p. m. he was
5aked - in his library PRAYING.
YEAYING FOR CONVERSION.
AVe Our hours his brain seemed to
0c' tl1 thought ne was paralyzed at
bu suddenly IL occurred 10 him that
b wab peace Of Goa which was break.
l. Owe him. Rushing down stairs. he
fFsCl wife and told her not to cry
ig "n that he was not going to give
E lOre trouble. She looked at him
ut into a food OF tears. She after
rtt. g., | him that she thought he had
V. His little children, however,
.OI'.r aim, and they were the first
llt iDgs 10 give him encourage
II told the story OF how he got
nj int nn far Ia